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Man banned from Boynton Beach Mall for wearing hoodie

A man is handcuffed and nearly arrested after he refuses to take off his hooded sweatshirt at the Boynton Beach Mall.

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Updated: 5:34 PM EDT Aug 5, 2013

Man banned from Boynton Beach Mall for wearing hoodie

A man is handcuffed and nearly arrested after he refuses to take off his hooded sweatshirt at the Boynton Beach Mall.

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Updated: 5:34 PM EDT Aug 5, 2013

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WEBVTT ONLY ON WPBF 25 NEWS... WETALK TO A LOCAL MAN WHO SAYSHE LEARNED THE HARD WAY ABOUTWHERE YOU CAN AND CANNOT WEARYOUR HOODED SWEATSHIRT. HE WASNEARLY ARRESTED THIS WEEKENDAFTER KEEPING HIS HOOD UP IN ALOCAL MALL. JAHRETT ALEXANDER9-124.33 "IT WAS TAX FREE WEEKENDI WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS ONSALE.' 22-YEAR-OLD JAHRETTALEXANDER SAYS HE WAS CHECKINGOUT BARGAINS WHEN A BOYNTONBEACH MALL SECURITY OFFICERAPPROACHED HIM. 4.41 "SIR CANYOU TAKE YOUR HOODIE OFF? ISAID NO, FIRST I IGNOREDHIM... CAUSE I DIDN'T ET WHATWAS GOING ON... HE CALLED FORBACKUP.MOMENTS LATER ALEXANDERSAYS MORE SECURITY OFFICERSSHOWED UP... 4.54" WHY ARE YOUHARASSING ME, I AM NOT GOINGTO TAKE MY HOODIE OFF, "5.07"WE'LL CALL THE COPS IF YOUDON'T DO IT... I SAT THERE FORLIKE 5 MINUTES AND AFTER AWHILE I LOOKED AT THE CLOCKAND IT WAS TIME TO GO BECAUSEI HAD TO GO TO WORK AND ILEFT." BUT WHEN HE WALKEDOUTSIDE... HE WAS MET BYPOLICE. HE THOUGHT THEYWOULD CLEAR THINGS UP, BUTINSTEAD... ALEXANDER SAID THEYPUT HIM IN HANDCUFFS ANDQUESTIONED HIM.6.38 "WHYDIDN'T YOU COMPLY WITHSECURITY GUARDS TO TAKE YOURHOODIE OFF? I SAID BECAUSE IWASN'T STEALING, I WASSHOPPING LIKE EVERYONE ELSE... I WAS JUST SITTING THEREBY MYSELF, WAITING FOR MYSHIFT TO START." 6.47FILE AT ATIME WHEN HOODIES IN OURCOUNTRY ARE ONE OF THE MOSTTALKED ABOUT ARTICLES OFCLOTHING FOLLOWING THE DEATHOF TRAYVON MARKET...ALEXANDER WHO WAS JUST TRYINGTO SHIELD THE RAIN, LEARNEDYOU CAN'T WEAR THEMEVERYWHERE...FS HERE AT THEBOYNTON BEACH MALL THEY HAVETHIS CODE OF CONDUCT POSTED ATALL THE ENTRACES... IT READSIN PART... THE "MALL MAYRESTRICT HOODIES, HATS ANDDARK GLASSES CONCEALING FACIALIDENTIFICATION OF PATRONS ANDVISITORS AT THE MALLSDISCRETION." THIS IS HISHOODIE... HE BOUGHT IT A FEWWEEKS AGO, HERE AT THE MALL.2.19 'I WAS WEARING THE HOODIELIKE THIS I WASN'T COVERING MYFACE ... I WAS JUST SITTINGLIKE THIS... THAT WAS IT."ALEXANDER WAS GIVEN A CITATIONFOR TRESSPASSING AND WAS TOLDHE COULD NOT RETURN TO ANYSIMON MALLS FOR A YEAR. THEBOYNTON BEACH MALL SAYS ITSCODE OF CONDUCT POLICY HASBEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS- INFACT IS POLICY FOR ALL SIMONMALLS. COMING UP ALL NEW AT6 WHY ALEXANDER AND HIS MOMTHINK HE WAS TARGETED.

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Man banned from Boynton Beach Mall for wearing hoodie

A man is handcuffed and nearly arrested after he refuses to take off his hooded sweatshirt at the Boynton Beach Mall.